Despite Opioid Concerns, Seniors Often Exit The Hospital With Prescription: Study
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) It’s a common scenario: Someone checks into a hospital for surgery or an
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Month: July 2016
Could the Zika threat in Latin America be over in 1-2 years?
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The Zika outbreak in Latin America may blow through like a nasty storm, moving off in
Read MoreAnother Problem for the VA: Traumatic Brain Injury being diagnosed by Unqualified Physicians
According to Military Times, thousands of veterans were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) by medical personnel at Veterans Affairs
Read MoreUnspent Dollars
On Thursday, six leading republicans in Congress wrote to President Obama questioning why the White House has not released the
Read MoreAvoiding Rare Bacteria Infection
Florida health offices urge residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent exposure to Vibrio vulnificus, potentially deadly saltwater bacteria
Read MorePsychotherapists Gravitate Toward Those Who Can Pay
(By April Dembosky, KQED for Kaiser Health News) There’s something that really bothers Stanford psychiatry professor Keith Humphreys. When
Read MoreAs Cases Multiply, Officials Scramble to Stop Abuse of Nursing Home Residents on Social Media
(by Charles Ornstein and Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, July 14, 2016) When a certified nursing assistant in Hubbard, Iowa, shared a
Read MoreSenate sends first major opioids legislation to Obama’s desk
(By Dylan Scott for STAT) WASHINGTON — The first major legislation to address the growing crisis of opioid addiction is
Read MoreLISTEN: The superbugs are winning the battle against us
(By Meg Tirrell and Luke Timmerman for STAT) This is totally sleeper phase right now … you want to get
Read MoreDo all Melanoma respond to Immunotherapy?
In a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, which was funded by the National Cancer
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